Graham
Staff member
A unique event celebrating the reunion of Australia’s highly acclaimed Commonwealth Games team is being held during the upcoming 5th WTBA Asian School Tenpin Bowling Championships. Hosted by Channel Nine personality, John Burgess, this exciting event will see the Team participating in a combined Pro-Am event and social function at AMF’s Boronia Bowl in Melbourne. The team will take to the lanes with bowlers, and non-bowlers, of all ages, demonstrating and teaching their striking skills.
President of the World Tenpin Bowling Association, Dr P.S. Nathan and President of the Asian Bowling Federation, Ms Vivien Fung, will be attending this special event, together with dignitaries from many of the international bowling Federations, in Melbourne for the Championships. Leaders of the sport in Australia, and the bowling industry, as well as members of the organising committees of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the Bendigo Youth Commonwealth Games 2004 have been invited to attend this historic event.
During the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the four team members, Cara Honeychurch, Maxine Nable, Michael Muir and Frank Ryan, performed spectacularly, achieving the highest tenpin bowling medal tally in the Games with three Gold, one Silver and one Bronze.
Since tenpin bowling’s outstanding inaugural appearance at the Commonwealth Games and Australia’s continued success on the international stage at World and Zone Championships, the sport has gained unprecedented prominence. Rated seventh in the top ten participation sports in Australia, tenpin bowling is enjoying a strong resurgence of popularity.
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For further information, please contact
Greg Isaac, AMF on Mobile: 0414 491 492, or Amanda O’Brien, TBA on 0402 949 088
President of the World Tenpin Bowling Association, Dr P.S. Nathan and President of the Asian Bowling Federation, Ms Vivien Fung, will be attending this special event, together with dignitaries from many of the international bowling Federations, in Melbourne for the Championships. Leaders of the sport in Australia, and the bowling industry, as well as members of the organising committees of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and the Bendigo Youth Commonwealth Games 2004 have been invited to attend this historic event.
During the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, the four team members, Cara Honeychurch, Maxine Nable, Michael Muir and Frank Ryan, performed spectacularly, achieving the highest tenpin bowling medal tally in the Games with three Gold, one Silver and one Bronze.
Since tenpin bowling’s outstanding inaugural appearance at the Commonwealth Games and Australia’s continued success on the international stage at World and Zone Championships, the sport has gained unprecedented prominence. Rated seventh in the top ten participation sports in Australia, tenpin bowling is enjoying a strong resurgence of popularity.
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For further information, please contact
Greg Isaac, AMF on Mobile: 0414 491 492, or Amanda O’Brien, TBA on 0402 949 088
